ian1964 10,442 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 STOKE striker James Beattie will arrive in to Glasgow today for talks with Rangers and is set to seal a �£1.5m switch to the SPL champions. But the Ibrox club's bid to sign Rapid Vienna hitman Nikica Jelavic is all but dead as the Croat's cash wrangle with the Austrian side remained unresolved. However, the news that Beattie is on his way to Glasgow will excite Rangers fans who have endured a two-year transfer drought. Record Sport revealed in July that Beattie was on Walter Smith's radar and he will arrive at Murray Park today for signing talks. Beattie's current �£35k-a-week salary will be a stumbling block but Rangers are hopeful of clinching a deal for the 32-year old. The Premiership club yesterday shelled out a club record �£8million for Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones and want Beattie off the wage bill. The move for Beattie comes as Jelavic's proposed switch reached breaking point. Record Sport can reveal Ibrox chief executive Martin Bain contacted the Austrian club yesterday to demand a final answer on his �£4m offer for the 24-year-old striker. He set a 24-hour deadline for Rapid and Jelavic to come to an agreement on how much the player will receive from the transfer fee - and said the offer will be withdrawn if no deal has been struck by this afternoon. Rangers boss Walter Smith had hoped that the capture of his top summer transfer target would have been secured but is now assessing alternatives. Blackburn striker Jason Roberts is one of the names on Smith's radar along with Beattie. Smith and Bain are also still waiting for an answer from Portsmouth after lodging a �£1.5m bid for winger Tommy Smith. Record Sport understands the SPL champs made their move for the 30-year-old a month ago but were told to back off while Pompey fought a battle with the tax man. They won their case last week and indicated that they would be willing to accept an Ibrox offer. Bain met their demands but has yet to get permission by the administrators to open talks with the player. In addition, the Ibrox club's hopes of signing Georgie Welcome have been hit by red tape after they failed to secure a work permit for the 25-year-old Honduran hitman. Rangers will now look to appeal but Record Sport understands that will fall on deaf ears and their attempts to sign the World Cup star will end in disappointment. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/08/12/premiership-hitman-james-beattie-jets-into-glasgow-for-rangers-move-talks-86908-22482116/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I don't like beattie as a player and he seems a right dick as a person but we've been linked to quite a few players and we will continue to be up to the end of the window i'm sure. We can't do anything the simple way can we 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,442 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 The thing about being linked to these type of players is that you would think the likes of Blackpool,Wolves etc would be interested in signing them if they could still do a job?,you would think they have more money than us?. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Not for me... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,442 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Not for me... Have to agree Frankie,it doesn't fill me with excitement 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,353 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 A better option that Velicka. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabashcannonball 0 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 So we bring a player from the other side of the world in Welcome, who for all we know could have been the new superstar......only to find out the he allegedly can't get or isn't eligible for a work permit. What an indictment on our negotiators, piss poor. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 So we bring a player from the other side of the world in Welcome, who for all we know could have been the new superstar......only to find out the he allegedly can't get or isn't eligible for a work permit. What an indictment on our negotiators, piss poor. so the papers say, is this actually true or just another way of saying we're not signing him? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,442 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 A better option that Velicka. How much is Velicka on compared to what we would be paying Beattie? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,442 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 So we bring a player from the other side of the world in Welcome, who for all we know could have been the new superstar......only to find out the he allegedly can't get or isn't eligible for a work permit. What an indictment on our negotiators, piss poor. Is it not quite common for work permits to be initially rejected?, and in any case I wouldn't put too much faith in the truth of this.The BHEASTS seem to have no trouble aquiring work permits for their Mexican,Korean etc signings 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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